Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel gets loose during first quarter of the #1 Alabama vs #6 Texas A&M NCAA football game, Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Auburn fans in both Auburn and Mobile will now get to see their beloved Tigers take on the Aggies Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, despite a DISH Network-Media General fee dispute after the latter negotiated a streaming arrangement with CBS. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

An agreement announced Thursday morning will allow viewers to stream Saturday’s matchup on Mobile's wkrg.com, and Auburn-Opelika area viewers to do so via Columbus, Ga.-based wrbl.com.

WKRG and WRBL are two of Media General’s eight CBS affiliates that have either been blacked out or looping alternate DISH Network programming since Oct. 1 when retransmission fee negotiations with satellite provider broke down.

Nancy Chafin, spokeswoman for Richmond, Va.-based Media General, said the new streaming arrangement is being offered at CBS’ discretion.

“CBS decides whether to stream the games online on a game-by-game basis. The station does not know until a few days in advance of each game,” Chafin said.

In turn, the fate of availability of the 2:30 p.m. Alabama-Tennessee game on Oct. 26 remains in limbo until CBS officials issue a ruling. Saturday’s arrangement does, however, guarantee streaming of the Georgia-Vanderbilt game slated for an 11 a.m. kickoff.

Media General granted DISH a 90-day extension on June 30 to negotiate an amicable fee structure, but the Sept. 30 deadline passed without a deal, resulting in the blackout of key stations – including all CBS programming – in each of its 18 markets.

Media General’s Birmingham station, WVTM, is an NBC affiliate and unaffected by the CBS programming issues. The company’s other CBS affiliates are located in Hattiesburg and Jackson, Miss.; Greenville, N.C.; Florence-Myrtle Beach and Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.; and the Tri-cities area of Tennessee including Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol.

DISH Network customers in the affected markets can also gain access to the CBS broadcasts by using a basic over-the-air antenna.

Chafin said viewers unaccustomed to streaming online content will receive the clearest broadcast on a computer or tablet, but they can transmit the online feed through their televisions by taking a few extra steps.

“Some PC’s have an HDMI cable jack and can be plugged directly into an HDMI-capable television. Others may be able to connect using a VGI cable if both the PC and the TV are equipped for that. Homes using Apple TV, Xbox, Roku or a similar smartbox device may be able to view the stream using that device through their television,” she said, noting “picture quality will vary based on the device being used.”